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Edson Lobato

Soil Sciences

Edson Lobato is a Brazilian soil fertility scientist who received the 2006 World Food Prize, shared with A. Colin McClung of the United States and Alysson Paolinelli of Brazil, for helping transform the Cerrado, a vast region of Brazil whose name comes from Portuguese words meaning closed, inaccessible land, into productive cropland.

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Brazilian 1
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Soil fertility scientist honored with the 2006 World Food Prize for helping transform the Cerrado region of Brazil into productive cropland. 1
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1. Edson Lobato (Wikipedia)
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  • opening paragraph, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edson_Lobato
    Edson Lobato, a Brazilian soil fertility scientist, was awarded the 2006 World Food Prize for his role in helping transform the Cerrado into productive cropland.
  • Works In: Soil Science, Lead paragraph, field of work
    Edson Lobato, a Brazilian soil fertility scientist, was awarded the 2006 World Food Prize for his role in helping transform the Cerrado into productive cropland.
  • In Group: Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Scientists, Lead
    Edson Lobato, a Brazilian soil fertility scientist, was awarded the 2006 World Food Prize for his role in helping transform the Cerrado into productive cropland.
  • Works In: Soil Science, Lead
    Edson Lobato, a Brazilian soil fertility scientist, was awarded the 2006 World Food Prize for his role in helping transform the Cerrado into productive cropland.
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Wikidata: Edson Lobato
Wikidata Q5340319, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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